Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Oligosaccharides

Known as: Oligosaccharides, Polyisoprenyl Phosphate, Phosphate Oligosaccharides, Polyisoprenyl, Oligosaccharides, Isoprenoid Phosphate 
These compounds function as activated glycosyl carriers in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and glycophospholipids. Include the pyrophosphates.
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Bifidobacterium longum with Fructo-Oligosaccharides in Patients with Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Increased exposure to intestinal bacterial products may contribute to the pathogenesis of non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH… (More)
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2007
Review
2007
Bacterial metabolism and health-related effects of galacto-oligosaccharides and other prebiotics.
Most studies involving prebiotic oligosaccharides have been carried out using inulin and its fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Colon microflora in infants fed formula with galacto- and fructo-oligosaccharides: more like breast-fed infants.
OBJECTIVES The intestinal flora of breast-fed infants is generally dominated by Bifidobacteria. We aimed to investigate whether… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Quantitative real-time PCR assays to identify and quantify fecal Bifidobacterium species in infants receiving a prebiotic infant formula.
A healthy intestinal microbiota is considered to be important for priming of the infants' mucosal and systemic immunity. Breast… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Supplementation of a bovine milk formula with an oligosaccharide mixture increases counts of faecal bifidobacteria in preterm infants.
BACKGROUND The establishment of a balanced intestinal microflora which may protect against infection is desirable for the preterm… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A comparative in vitro evaluation of the fermentation properties of prebiotic oligosaccharides.
AIMS Comparison of in vitro fermentation properties of commercial prebiotic oligosaccharides. METHODS AND RESULTS Populations… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The prebiotic effects of biscuits containing partially hydrolysed guar gum and fructo-oligosaccharides--a human volunteer study.
Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that target selected groups of the human colonic microflora, thus having the… (More)
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2001
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2001
Effects of prebiotics on mineral metabolism.
Nondigestible oligosaccharides (NDOs) have been found to stimulate absorption of several minerals and to improve mineralization… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Prolonged intake of fructo-oligosaccharides induces a short-term elevation of lactic acid-producing bacteria and a persistent increase in cecal butyrate in rats.
While the prebiotic effects of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), short-chain polymers of fructose, have been thoroughly described… (More)
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Dietary modulation of the human gut microflora using prebiotics.
The human colonic flora has both beneficial and pathogenic potentials with respect to host health. There is now much interest in… (More)
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